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For 40 years Johnson has repeatedly made business history. First he launched the Black Entertainment network -- known as BET -- in 1980 and in 1991 he took it public, the first time a Black-owned company was traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Get your flowers Mr. Johnson!
28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: As the founder of BET and former Charlotte Bobcats owner, Johnson discusses the network's creation and how its sale created numerous Black millionaires.
Here's a Black history fact: BET Founder Robert L. Johnson created a litany of Black millionaires by selling BET. Bob Johnson brought the whole table to his people! "Everybody started at the bottom and rode the elevator UP!" ~Bob Johnson
BET Founder Robert L. Johnson is majority owner of the Bobcats Basketball Holdings L.L.C.—the parent company for the Charlotte Bobcats NBA franchise and arena operations. The company, formerly Bobcats Sports...
